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'''Julian Charles Sturdy'''<ref name="Gazette">{{London Gazette |issue=59,418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8,746}}</ref> (born 3 June 1971) is a [[ |
'''Julian Charles Sturdy'''<ref name="Gazette">{{London Gazette |issue=59,418 |date=13 May 2010 |page=8,746}}</ref> (born 3 June 1971) is a [[British Conservative Party]] politician and farmer. He was elected at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[York Outer]]. |
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==Early life and career== |
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Sturdy grew up in [[Yorkshire]], England.<ref name="bbcdemocracy">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/35437.stm |title=Democracy Live: Your representatives: Julian Sturdy |access-date=21 November 2012 |work=BBC News |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062616/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/35437.stm |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1981 to 1989, he was educated at [[Ashville College]], in [[Harrogate]], [[North Yorkshire]].<ref name="The Ashvillian Society">{{cite web| title = Newly Elected MP Speech Day Guest of Honour (on page 2)| url = http://ashvillian-society.org/Update/files/June%202010.pdf| publisher = The Ashvillian Society|date= June 2010| access-date = 28 November 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015812/http://ashvillian-society.org/Update/files/June%202010.pdf| archive-date = 25 July 2011| df = dmy-all}}</ref> He then studied at [[ |
Sturdy grew up in [[Yorkshire]], England.<ref name="bbcdemocracy">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/35437.stm |title=Democracy Live: Your representatives: Julian Sturdy |access-date=21 November 2012 |work=BBC News |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062616/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/35437.stm |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1981 to 1989, he was privately educated at [[Ashville College]], in [[Harrogate]], [[North Yorkshire]].<ref name="The Ashvillian Society">{{cite web| title = Newly Elected MP Speech Day Guest of Honour (on page 2)| url = http://ashvillian-society.org/Update/files/June%202010.pdf| publisher = The Ashvillian Society|date= June 2010| access-date = 28 November 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015812/http://ashvillian-society.org/Update/files/June%202010.pdf| archive-date = 25 July 2011| df = dmy-all}}</ref> He then studied at [[Harper Adams Agricultural College]] close to the village of [[Edgmond]] (near to the [[market town]] of [[Newport, Shropshire|Newport)]] in Shropshire.<ref name="Julian Sturdy">{{cite news| title = Julian Sturdy| url = http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/York+Outer/Julian+Sturdy| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306091548/http://ukpolitics.telegraph.co.uk/York+Outer/Julian+Sturdy| url-status = dead| archive-date = 6 March 2012| newspaper = The Daily Telegraph| access-date = 7 May 2010| location=London}}</ref> |
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He is a farmer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/julian-sturdy-interview-we-need-farming-industry-making-money-to-get-green-benefits-1763607 |title=Julian Sturdy interview: We need farming industry making money to get green benefits |date=10 February 2018 |work=The Yorkshire Post |accessdate=1 June 2023}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Prior to entering Parliament, Sturdy served as a [[Harrogate]] [[ |
Prior to entering Parliament, Sturdy served as a [[Harrogate]] [[councillor]], between 2002 and 2007.<ref name="Julian Sturdy"/> He stood as the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[prospective parliamentary candidate|candidate]] for [[Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Scunthorpe]] in the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], finishing second with 25.7% of the vote.<ref name="Scunthorpe">{{cite news| title = Scunthorpe| url = https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1273/scunthorpe| newspaper = The Guardian| access-date = 7 May 2010| location=London}}</ref> |
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First elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as Member of Parliament for [[ |
First elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as Member of Parliament for [[York Outer]] in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] with a majority of 3,688,<ref name="York Outer">{{cite news |
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In 2012, Sturdy was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Transport Minister, Simon Burns.{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
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Sturdy successfully introduced a [[private member's bill]] introducing new procedures for handling horses abandoned or left to graze on others' land. The Control of Horses Bill passed into law in 2015 and was welcomed by the [[British Horse Society]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Welfare and Rural Organisations Welcome Passage of Fly-Grazing Bill into Law|url=http://www.bhs.org.uk/our-charity/press-centre/news/jan-to-jmun-2015/welfare-and-rural-organisations-welcome-passage-of-english-fly-grazing-bill-into-law|access-date=7 April 2015|publisher=British Horse Society|date=18 March 2015}}</ref> |
Sturdy successfully introduced a [[private member's bill]] introducing new procedures for handling horses abandoned or left to graze on others' land. The Control of Horses Bill passed into law in 2015 and was welcomed by the [[British Horse Society]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Welfare and Rural Organisations Welcome Passage of Fly-Grazing Bill into Law|url=http://www.bhs.org.uk/our-charity/press-centre/news/jan-to-jmun-2015/welfare-and-rural-organisations-welcome-passage-of-english-fly-grazing-bill-into-law|access-date=7 April 2015|publisher=British Horse Society|date=18 March 2015}}</ref> |
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He was re-elected in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] with 51.1 per cent of votes cast.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election 2017|title=York outer results 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001062|access-date=10 October 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref> |
He was re-elected in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] with 51.1 per cent of votes cast.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election 2017|title=York outer results 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001062|access-date=10 October 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref> |
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He has a mixed voting record in Parliament on the issue of regulating [[fracking]], with two votes against greater environmental controls and two votes for more conditions and restrictions on where it can take place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24853/julian_sturdy/york_outer/votes|title=They Work for You|publisher=GOV.UK |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> |
He has a mixed voting record in Parliament on the issue of regulating [[fracking]], with two votes against greater environmental controls and two votes for more conditions and restrictions on where it can take place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24853/julian_sturdy/york_outer/votes|title=They Work for You|publisher=GOV.UK |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> |
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In December 2023, Sturdy was one of 22 Conservative Members of Parliament to rebel in support of Diana Johnson's New Clause 27 to the Victim and Prisoner's Bill to speed up compensation to victims of the Infected Blood Scandal. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1842117/rishi-sunak-commons-defeat-infected-blood-MP-vote-full-list | title=How your MP voted as Rishi Sunak suffers first Commons defeat | date=5 December 2023 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24380767.tory-candidate-julian-sturdy-hopeful-york-outer/ | title=GENERAL ELECTION 2024: "It feels like 2010" says Tory MP tipped to lose }}</ref> The amendment passed by 4 votes - the first defeat of Rishi Sunak's premiership. In the 2019-2024 Parliament, Sturdy was in the top 50 most rebellious Conservative Members of Parliament.<ref>https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Julian_Sturdy&mpc=York_Outer&house=commons</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, Sturdy called for the resignation of Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchan |first=Lizzy |date=26 May 2022 |title=Senior Tory demands Boris Johnson resigns – and suggests he lied to Parliament |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-senior-tory-demands-boris-27069702 |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=mirror }}</ref> |
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Sturdy chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Science and Technology in Agriculture during the 2019 - 2024 Parliament. <ref>https://appgamr.com/</ref> <ref>https://www.appg-agscience.org.uk/</ref> Between 2017 - 2024, Sturdy served on the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Select Committee in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/resources/news/new-faces-on-the-efra-committee | title=New Faces on the EFRA Committee | date=11 September 2017 }}</ref> |
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In 2019 The People-Power Index, from Change.org, ranked all of the country's 650 MPs based on a number of criteria, including their availability to constituents, participation in Parliament and whether they listen to the public. Julian ranked at number 53 out of 54 in Yorkshire (nationally ranked 630th) <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Every MP has been ranked from best to worst - here's how yours did |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/every-mp-has-been-ranked-from-best-to-worst-heres-how-yours-did-1746142 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, Sturdy called for the resignation of Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchan |first=Lizzy |date=26 May 2022 |title=Senior Tory demands Boris Johnson resigns – and suggests he lied to Parliament |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-senior-tory-demands-boris-27069702 |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=mirror }}</ref> In 2022, Sturdy supported Rishi Sunak for leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.juliansturdy.co.uk/news-and-articles/julian-endorses-rishi-sunak-to-be-leader-of-the-conservative-prime-minister/ | title=» Julian endorses Rishi Sunak to be Leader of the Conservative Prime Minister : Julian Sturdy - Strong Voice for York Outer }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Sturdy is divorced and has two children. The family live in North Yorkshire. Sturdy's then-wife, Victoria, was caught drink driving in 2018 collecting her children from school.<ref>{{cite web |last=Laycock |first=Mike |orig-date=7 November 2018 |title=Victoria Sturdy – wife of York MP Julian Sturdy – admits drink driving {{!}} York Press |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17208293.victoria-sturdy---wife-york-mp-julian-sturdy---admits-drink-driving/ |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=Latest News Headlines {{!}} The York Press|date=7 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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Sturdy's father is [[Robert Sturdy]], a former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]].<ref name="bbcdemocracy" /> |
Sturdy's father is [[Robert Sturdy]], a former [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]].<ref name="bbcdemocracy" /> |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Majority | 9,985 (18.0%) |
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| Born | (1971-06-03) 3 June 1971 (age 53) |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Victoria |
| Alma mater | Harper Adams University |
| Website | www |
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Julian Charles Sturdy[1] (born 3 June 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for York Outer.
Sturdy grew up in Yorkshire, England.[2] From 1981 to 1989, he was privately educated at Ashville College, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[3] He then studied at Harper Adams Agricultural College close to the village of Edgmond (near to the market townofNewport) in Shropshire.[4]
He is a farmer.[5]
Prior to entering Parliament, Sturdy served as a Harrogate councillor, between 2002 and 2007.[4] He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Scunthorpe in the 2005 general election, finishing second with 25.7% of the vote.[6]
First elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for York Outer in the 2010 general election with a majority of 3,688,[7] Sturdy became a member of the Transport Select Committee in July that year.[8]
In 2012, Sturdy was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Transport Minister, Simon Burns.[citation needed]
Sturdy successfully introduced a private member's bill introducing new procedures for handling horses abandoned or left to graze on others' land. The Control of Horses Bill passed into law in 2015 and was welcomed by the British Horse Society.[9]
He was re-elected in the 2017 general election with 51.1 per cent of votes cast.[10]
He has a mixed voting record in Parliament on the issue of regulating fracking, with two votes against greater environmental controls and two votes for more conditions and restrictions on where it can take place.[11]
In December 2023, Sturdy was one of 22 Conservative Members of Parliament to rebel in support of Diana Johnson's New Clause 27 to the Victim and Prisoner's Bill to speed up compensation to victims of the Infected Blood Scandal. [12] [13] The amendment passed by 4 votes - the first defeat of Rishi Sunak's premiership. In the 2019-2024 Parliament, Sturdy was in the top 50 most rebellious Conservative Members of Parliament.[14]
Sturdy chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Science and Technology in Agriculture during the 2019 - 2024 Parliament. [15] [16] Between 2017 - 2024, Sturdy served on the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Select Committee in Parliament.[17]
In 2019 The People-Power Index, from Change.org, ranked all of the country's 650 MPs based on a number of criteria, including their availability to constituents, participation in Parliament and whether they listen to the public. Julian ranked at number 53 out of 54 in Yorkshire (nationally ranked 630th) [18]
Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, Sturdy called for the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[19] In 2022, Sturdy supported Rishi Sunak for leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. [20]
Sturdy is divorced and has two children. The family live in North Yorkshire. Sturdy's then-wife, Victoria, was caught drink driving in 2018 collecting her children from school.[21] Sturdy's father is Robert Sturdy, a former Conservative Party MEP.[2]
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